Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized to make grants to various higher education institutions, public K-12 school districts, and inter-district special education cooperatives for safety and security improvements. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a provision that allows dentists with the appropriate training to administer vaccinations to patients 10 years of age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order of a physician. Provides that vaccinations may only be administered for influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, and shingles. Effective immediately.
Amends the Charitable Games Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall issue a charitable games license only for the conduct of a poker run to a non-profit organization that the Department determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as a result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster. Further provides that any organization applying for a license to conduct a poker run shall list the name and address of each predetermined location and that any premises that is listed as a predetermined location of a poker run shall not be required to obtain a providers' license for such poker run so long as the provider does not charge any fee or seek any other compensation for the use of the premises. Effective immediately.
Urges the GED Testing Service to not allow the price of taking the GED to rise above $50.
Congratulates the Rock Valley College softball team on winning the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship and acknowledges the individual awards of the players.
Recognizes basketball players LT Davis, Jared Mayes, and head coach Craig Doty on their awards and recognitions received during Rock Valley College's 2013-2014 national championship season.
Recognizes the Col. Charles Young temporary exhibit to be on display at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Rockford starting on May 17, 2014 and throughout the month of June.
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, beginning with the 2017 taxable year, counties may not classify real property for purposes of taxation. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Congratulates the Rock Valley College men's basketball team, the Golden Eagles, on winning the 2014 NJCAA national championship.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
